Politics

The 20th anniversary of the Barnahus (Children’s House), a Council of Europe-promoted model of a child-friendly and safe environment for child victims of sexual abuse, is marked today at an event in Reykjavík, Iceland.
The first Barnahus (Children’s House) was set up in Iceland in 1998. It brings under one roof ... Read More...

The crackdown on human rights defenders in India is a grave challenge to the freedom to dissent and violates constitutionally guaranteed human rights, Amnesty International said today.
“What’s unfolding before our eyes is a pattern of crushing dissent by demonizing and criminalizing activists, lawyers and journalists working for some of the ... Read More...

Nollywood receives NGN 2bn boost from President Goodluck Jonathan, with Nigeria Connection writing that government wants to invest in future
Entertainment website Nigeria Connection has revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan has given the country’s movie industry an NGN 2bn grant in order to build for the future. 11805 ... Read More...

Elections postponed in Nigeria amid mounting violence in northeast with online news site About Nigeria reporting on a chaotic time for Africa’s most populous country
Nigerian news site About Nigeria has reported that the upcoming elections, scheduled for 14 February, have been delayed until 28 March due to security fears. 11779 ... Read More...

Language technology company Tilde has launched a machine translation tool for the 2015 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, unveiled last week in Riga, Latvia. The EU Presidency Translator was specially designed for use by international journalists and EU Member State delegates attending official events during the 2015 ... Read More...

Are you a problem solver? Help the Nordic capitals solve a real challenge!
The Nordic countries are facing an increasing demand for innovative solutions and technologies for the elderly and disabled. For the very first time, the five Nordic capitals are addressing this issue together by launching a joint competition to ... Read More...

Norway is restricting its exports of high technology to Russia for oil operations in deep water or in Arctic areas, reports TUjobs.com.
As part of a press release by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, the Norwegian Government will support the new restrictive measures against Russia outlined by the ... Read More...

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The upcoming 14th June 2013 election is one of the most important political events since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
As the political race heats up, the active presence of a range of parties and movements shows the upcoming elections is unpredictable. At the same time it will ... Read More...

Reykjavik, Iceland 28.11.2012 - Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, has decided that Iceland will co-sponsor a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly proposing to upgrade the status of Palestine to a Non-member Observer State of the United Nations. The Resolution will be voted on by the ... Read More...

The Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Fidel Pepple has described as untrue reports that the convoy of the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the NNPC, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke was involved in ... Read More...